Coopetition Strategy - When is it Successful? Empirical Evidence on Innovation and Market Performance

British Journal of Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 307-324

  Ritala, Paavo ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

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EID: 84864972288     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2011.00741.x     Document Type: Article

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